Local financial development, socio-institutional environment, and firm productivity: Evidence from Italy

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-51

  Moretti, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finance growth nexus; Firm labor productivity; Judicial enforcement; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899554739     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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